Chen Xu put down his bowl and chopsticks. Yang Jinxia, ​​who had finished eating before him, stood up and began to clear the dishes on the table. Her movements were very natural, as if she was already very familiar with it.

He shifted his butt in the chair a little uneasily, stood up, and said, "Let me help you."

As he spoke, he picked up the pot of soup and saw that there was still some soup left in it. He didn't know what to do with it, so he asked her, "Do you want more of this?"

"Don't need it anymore, throw it away." Yang Jinxia looked up and smiled at him, saying.

Chen Xu walked into the kitchen carrying the pot, looked at the stove and the sink, not knowing where to dump the dishes. He bent down and saw that there was no trash can underneath.

After he moved here, he has never cooked here. He only eats nutritious meals, mainly to save time. Of course, the high prices of various fresh ingredients are also a factor.

At this time, Yang Jinxia came in with a bowl. Seeing him at a loss with the pot, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Just pour it into the sink. There is a kitchen waste disposal device in the sewer, so you don't have to worry about clogging."

Chen Xu then poured the whole pot of food into the sink and laughed dryly, "I didn't expect that in this space age, the kitchen is no different from ours."

"Yeah, I guess the people on the spaceship must have longed for life on Earth." Yang Jinxia said, put on an apron and started washing dishes.

Chen Xu couldn't just stand there, but there was no room in front of the sink. So he looked outside, picked up the rag, went out, and wiped the table.

I turned around and saw that she was still washing the dishes. After thinking about it, I decided to wipe the chair as well.

He waited until Yang Jinxia finished washing the dishes before he walked in and put the rag back in its place.

"Well, I'm going back to my room." He wiped his hands with a dry cloth and said to her.

She had already sat on the sofa and said, "I remember you don't take a nap."

"I'm going in to read."

"How about watching it in the living room?" Yang Jinxia looked at him with a pleading look. "I'm bored staying at home alone every day. I want you to stay with me more. I won't disturb you."

Chen Xu thought about how she was daydreaming at home every day and couldn't bear to refuse, so he said, "Okay." He sat on the sofa, turned on the screen and started watching.

Yang Jinxia sat at the other end of the sofa, with her feet tucked up, also looking at the screen, her eyes occasionally sweeping across Chen Xu's face on the other side.

Neither of them spoke. The living room was very quiet, with only the sound of each other's breathing.

However, Chen Xu had a feeling that was different from usual. He felt peaceful and warm in his heart.

………………

In the afternoon, in the cockpit, Chen Xu was still sitting in that position, looking at the screen in front of him, his eyes scanning the time display in the lower right corner.

Three eleven.

"This is the sixteenth time you have been distracted since this afternoon, and the frequency is three hundred percent higher than usual." Taichu's voice suddenly rang out.

He said, "I'm just checking the time. If you don't make any noise, I won't be distracted."

"You seemed a little abnormal this afternoon. Was it because you had lunch with your wife at noon?"

"You've been talking a lot today." Chen Xu looked up at the circular device on top with some caution. That was where the camera was.

Taichu said, "Besides work, it is also my responsibility to care about the captain's life and emotional state. Humans are not machines and it is impossible for them to stay focused all the time. Only by paying attention at all times can you help you better manage the Dawn."

"You talk in a vain way. The person who set up the language module for you must be a veteran in the government." Chen Xu said with a smile.

After chatting for a few words, he continued reading.

He knew that he was looking forward to going home, so he kept paying attention to the time.

He shook his head, trying to put these distracting thoughts behind him.

Finally, it's time to get off work.

The working hours on Dawn are not much different from those on Earth, except that the working hours have been increased a little. In management positions, one has to work at least ten hours a day.

It was already seven o'clock when he got off work.

When he returned to the door of his house, he felt inexplicably nervous. He pushed open the door and saw the busy figures in the kitchen, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.

"You're back." The sound of cooking came from the kitchen, and she said, "The food is not ready yet. There is fruit on the table. Eat some first to fill your stomach."

"It's okay. I'm not very hungry." Chen Xu put down what he was holding and walked to the kitchen door. Seeing that there were still two cut vegetables that had not been fried, he asked, "Do you need me to help?"

"No, just go out and wait."

Seeing that she insisted on doing it herself, Chen Xu did not force her and just stood there and watched. Her movements were very unfamiliar, and it was obvious that she had not been in the kitchen much, but the steps were very clear, and she did not forget to add salt or other seasonings.

He could be considered a semi-professional chef. Just by watching her cooking, he knew the dishes wouldn't be too bad.

After she finished cooking a dish, he would help bring it out and set the table. When the last dish was done, they sat down and started eating dinner.

"How is it?" Yang Jinxia looked at him expectantly.

Chen Xu tasted each dish, nodded and said, "It's good."

She was a little disappointed. "That is to say, it's not good enough."

"For someone who has only cooked a few times, it's good enough. When I started cooking, my level was far worse than yours."

"Although I am happy, I know you are trying to comfort me. I will try my best to learn."

Chen Xu said, "You don't have to be like this. I'm not picky about food."

She said, "This is all I can do for you here. I can't help you with anything else."

Chen Xu put down his chopsticks and said, "Actually, you don't have to be so nice to me."

She looked a little surprised. "If I'm not nice to you, who can I be nice to? Do you want me to find another man?"

Chen Xu was speechless. He absolutely could not agree against his will.

"If one day, we can return to Earth and go back to the way things were, I will never disturb your life again. But here, there are no other humans, only the two of us. I hope you can stay by my side, be happy, and live one day at a time."

Yang Jinxia said, putting a piece of meat in his bowl, "Even if you still have concerns, it doesn't matter, as long as you can stay with me."

Chen Xu looked at the dishes on the table and couldn't help but sigh.

PS: I’m a little tired today, that’s all.

(End of this chapter)